Wholesale electricity prices

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28 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated Aug 28, 01:15 GMT+2Monthly archive Volatility report

Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil30.2 EUR/MWh

Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland196.2 EUR/MWh

Widest spread🇳🇱 Netherlands487.4 EUR/MWh

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Thursday, August 13, 2026. Values are normalized to EUR/MWh, exclude supplier tariffs and use a simple price-area average for countries with multiple areas.
Rank	Country	Avg EUR/MWh	Low EUR/MWh	High EUR/MWh	Spread EUR/MWh	Cheapest 3h	Mobile summary
1	🇧🇷Brazil 4 price areas	30.2	9.6-	125.7-	116.1	08:00-11:009.6 EUR/MWh	Low 9.6 · High 125.7High 125.7Low 9.6Low 9.6 · High 125.7
2	🇫🇮Finland	85.1	37.1-	150.0-	112.9	13:00-16:0050.2 EUR/MWh	Low 37.1 · High 150.0High 150.0Low 37.1Low 37.1 · High 150.0
3	🇸🇪Sweden 4 price areas	101.3	35.9-	214.2-	178.2	12:00-15:0050.2 EUR/MWh	Low 35.9 · High 214.2High 214.2Low 35.9Low 35.9 · High 214.2
4	🇳🇴Norway 4 price areas	118.8	60.3-	212.6-	152.4	11:00-14:0077.7 EUR/MWh	Low 60.3 · High 212.6High 212.6Low 60.3Low 60.3 · High 212.6
5	🇪🇪Estonia	128.0	41.3-	324.4-	283.2	13:00-16:0050.2 EUR/MWh	Low 41.3 · High 324.4High 324.4Low 41.3Low 41.3 · High 324.4
6	🇲🇰North Macedonia	128.5	49.1-	189.2-	140.2	11:00-14:0057.4 EUR/MWh	Low 49.1 · High 189.2High 189.2Low 49.1Low 49.1 · High 189.2
7	🇱🇹Lithuania	129.9	41.8-	324.4-	282.6	13:00-16:0050.9 EUR/MWh	Low 41.8 · High 324.4High 324.4Low 41.8Low 41.8 · High 324.4
8	🇱🇻Latvia	129.9	41.8-	324.4-	282.6	13:00-16:0050.9 EUR/MWh	Low 41.8 · High 324.4High 324.4Low 41.8Low 41.8 · High 324.4
9	🇧🇬Bulgaria	137.6	65.0-	182.5-	117.4	12:00-15:0096.9 EUR/MWh	Low 65.0 · High 182.5High 182.5Low 65.0Low 65.0 · High 182.5
10	🇪🇸Spain	139.5	21.0-	274.7-	253.7	11:00-14:0033.4 EUR/MWh	Low 21.0 · High 274.7High 274.7Low 21.0Low 21.0 · High 274.7
11	🇩🇪Germany / Lux.	141.0	11.2-	315.6-	304.4	12:00-15:0016.9 EUR/MWh	Low 11.2 · High 315.6High 315.6Low 11.2Low 11.2 · High 315.6
12	🇲🇪Montenegro	142.0	68.0-	249.9-	181.9	11:00-14:0070.1 EUR/MWh	Low 68.0 · High 249.9High 249.9Low 68.0Low 68.0 · High 249.9
13	🇵🇱Poland	143.8	18.2-	398.9-	380.7	12:00-15:0030.0 EUR/MWh	Low 18.2 · High 398.9High 398.9Low 18.2Low 18.2 · High 398.9
14	🇱🇺Luxembourg	147.1	0.0-	338.9-	338.9	12:00-15:001.8 EUR/MWh	Low 0.0 · High 338.9High 338.9Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 338.9
15	🇳🇱Netherlands	147.6	0.0-	487.4-	487.4	12:00-15:006.8 EUR/MWh	Low 0.0 · High 487.4High 487.4Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 487.4
16	🇨🇭Switzerland	149.0	47.6-	278.7-	231.0	12:00-15:0054.0 EUR/MWh	Low 47.6 · High 278.7High 278.7Low 47.6Low 47.6 · High 278.7
17	🇦🇹Austria	149.8	40.0-	335.5-	295.5	11:00-14:0054.4 EUR/MWh	Low 40.0 · High 335.5High 335.5Low 40.0Low 40.0 · High 335.5
18	🇩🇰Denmark 2 price areas	152.9	27.1-	487.4-	460.3	12:00-15:0041.7 EUR/MWh	Low 27.1 · High 487.4High 487.4Low 27.1Low 27.1 · High 487.4
19	🇧🇪Belgium	155.5	24.6-	487.4-	462.8	12:00-15:0044.9 EUR/MWh	Low 24.6 · High 487.4High 487.4Low 24.6Low 24.6 · High 487.4
20	🇫🇷France	155.9	27.3-	487.4-	460.1	12:00-15:0042.1 EUR/MWh	Low 27.3 · High 487.4High 487.4Low 27.3Low 27.3 · High 487.4
21	🇨🇿Czechia	157.7	55.6-	487.4-	431.8	12:00-15:0067.2 EUR/MWh	Low 55.6 · High 487.4High 487.4Low 55.6Low 55.6 · High 487.4
22	🇸🇰Slovakia	161.8	67.2-	487.4-	420.2	11:00-14:0088.2 EUR/MWh	Low 67.2 · High 487.4High 487.4Low 67.2Low 67.2 · High 487.4
23	🇷🇴Romania	163.2	68.0-	487.4-	419.3	12:00-15:0096.9 EUR/MWh	Low 68.0 · High 487.4High 487.4Low 68.0Low 68.0 · High 487.4
24	🇭🇺Hungary	163.7	68.0-	487.4-	419.3	11:00-14:0097.5 EUR/MWh	Low 68.0 · High 487.4High 487.4Low 68.0Low 68.0 · High 487.4
25	🇭🇷Croatia	164.8	68.0-	487.4-	419.3	11:00-14:00103.1 EUR/MWh	Low 68.0 · High 487.4High 487.4Low 68.0Low 68.0 · High 487.4
26	🇸🇮Slovenia	165.6	68.0-	487.4-	419.3	10:00-13:00105.7 EUR/MWh	Low 68.0 · High 487.4High 487.4Low 68.0Low 68.0 · High 487.4
27	🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale	166.8	134.4-	254.9-	120.6	01:00-04:00135.9 EUR/MWh	Low 134.4 · High 254.9High 254.9Low 134.4Low 134.4 · High 254.9
28	🇮🇪Ireland	196.2	138.7-	311.5-	172.8	13:00-16:00140.0 EUR/MWh	Low 138.7 · High 311.5High 311.5Low 138.7Low 138.7 · High 311.5

On Thursday, August 13, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Netherlands: 487.4 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-08-13, based on published wholesale reference prices in EUR/MWh.

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Included: Current wholesale reference markets only. Multi-area countries use a simple price-area average, not a load-weighted national average.
Excluded: Supplier tariffs, consumer estimates, stale data and historical benchmarks.
Sources: CCEE Open Data, ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, PSE Reports API, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Energinet Energi Data Service, Elexon BMRS Open Data

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